Friday, July 20, 2007

Looks like I'm not living in too sleepy a town after all.Friendswood provided a stark contrast from my old domicilein North Bergen, New Jersey which is just across the riverfrom Manhattan, New York. When I first moved here in 1996it was all peace and quiet with a few green spots to break upthe flat, dry Texan landscape. Since then it has blossomed intoa city with a definite identity by retaining a fair amount of itssmall-town ambiance, enough to qualify as Number 51 onCNN and Money magazine's Top 100 places to live in the USA.

** Once a Quaker Colony, Friendswood underwent its largestmakeover when young Houston families began relocating tothe city in the 1950's (then, with a population of 1,000).Thanks to a Mayberry Effect that continued throughout thedecades, Friendswood is now home to over 31,500 people.This affluent town enjoys year-round subtropical weatherandaccess to jobs, shopping and entertainment in nearbyHouston. -I.T.** info fromThe official Friendswood city sitestill reclines leisurelyin lo-tech, laid-back mode......